Issues of race and discrimination towards the ethnic minorities have always existed in the United Kingdom. With the initiation of the EU referendum and Brexit, these issues have increased. Following the referendum, the media published news of hate crimes against Indian and Pakistani citizens. During …

The purpose of this dissertation is to document research conducted at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on the topic of the role of the European Union in the Catalan separation crisis. The central question of this research was: How have the EU Institutions dealt with the Catalan separation …

In de aanloop naar het referendum over de ‘Sleepwet’ ging het vooral over uw en mijn privacy. Maar de Wet op de inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten omvat een veel breder spectrum aan regels om onze veiligheid te waarborgen. Beste overheid: focus op het grotere geheel en laat onschuldige burgers met …

Populist parties have received a great amount of attention in the last decade. Scholars agree on the fact that populism addresses issues that are relevant for the majority. However, the established political elites do not discuss and address these issues clearly. Therefore, populist parties stir up …

The Dutch ‘NO’ during the Dutch referendum regarding the treaty establishing the European Constitution in 2005 was considered a political earthquake for the integration process of the European Union. A high percentage of ‘NO’-voters (>80%) lived in the five Dutch municipalities of Urk, Reiderland, Staphorst, …

In May 2018, the new Dutch Intelligence and Security Services Act 2017 (Wet op de Inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten, Wiv) will enter into force. It replaces the previous 2002 Act and incorporates many reforms to the information gathering powers of the two intelligence and security services as well …

In juni 2016 heeft het Britse volk gestemd in een referendum om de Europese Unie (EU) te verlaten. Dit wordt de Brexit genoemd. De Brexit zal gevolgen hebben voor de handels- en politieke relatie tussen de EU en Groot-Brittannië. Er vier scenario’s mogelijk als uitkomst van de Brexit onderhandelingen. …

Ook internationale verdragen lenen zich voor referenda. Nederland kan daarbij leren van andere landen, betogen Joost van den Akker en Koen van der Krieken.

Even before the current issue in Ukraine started, the country had to choose between the European Union and the Russian Federation. Russia wanted Ukraine in its own union, and Europe wanted closer cooperation with Ukraine in the form of an agreement. The European Union does not have any perspective for …

The main purpose of this bachelor dissertation is to examine the possible future consequences for the European Union (EU), if Scotland would become independent after the referendum in 2014. This year, a Scottish referendum on this issue will be held with the intention to leave the United Kingdom (UK). …